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The hundred thousand dollar AI mistake, the longer version.
A second cut at the same idea with more detail on what a good first AI buy looks like.
Pick a workflow that is currently being done by a person who is otherwise valuable. The savings is not the AI cost. The savings is the time of the person you are unblocking.
Buy a platform that ingests your existing data without a six-month implementation.
Make sure the platform can be ripped out cleanly. If you cannot leave, you do not actually own the work.